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Day 15 (01-22-2020)
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HOUSE ABSTRACT

 

2020 Regular Session

 

CONTAINING

 

Active House Bills as of January 21, 2020

 

*Denotes Committee Substitutes

 

 

ACTIVE HOUSE BILLS

 

*2086.  By Del. Storch - Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 1/22/2020

 

*4002.  By Del. Mandt, Waxman, Hanna, Kelly, D., Householder, Sypolt, Porterfield and Miller - Creating a felony crime relating to drug delivery resulting in death - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 1/22/2020

 

 4010.  By Del. Howell, Little, Higginbotham and Cowles - Changing the licensing requirement for certain casino employees - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Government Organization - Amended - Passed House 1/20/2020 - To Senate 1/21/2020 - To Government Organization then Finance - To Government Organization 1/21/2020

 

*4017.  By Del. Summers, Jeffries, D., Sypolt, Kelly, D., Toney, Hardy, Mandt, Maynard, Linville, Phillips and Criss - Establishing country roads accountability and transparency - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/21/2020

 

*4020.  By Del. Foster, Phillips, Jennings, Atkinson, Bibby, Steele, Butler, Waxman, Espinosa, Porterfield and Mandt - Removing authority of municipalities to require occupational licensure if licensure for the occupation is required by the state - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Government Organization - Amended - Passed House 1/21/2020

 

*4058.  By Del. Hill, Pack and Fleischauer - Relating to pharmacy benefit managers - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/10/2020 - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 1/22/2020

 

 4062.  By Del. Pack, Hill, Bates, Fleischauer and Thompson, C. - Reducing the cost of prescription drugs - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Health and Human Resources - Passed House 1/21/2020

 

*4077.  By Del. Higginbotham and Ellington - Increasing the amount of the bond required to be posted by proprietary schools - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Education - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 1/22/2020

 

*4091.  By Del. Anderson, Kelly, J., Porterfield, Hartman, Pethtel, Boggs, Evans, Tomblin, Phillips, Azinger and Hott - Allowing for expedited oil and gas well permitting upon payment of applicable expedited fees - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Energy - Passed House 1/20/2020 - Title amended - To Senate 1/21/2020 - To Energy, Industry, and Mining

 

*4094.  By Del. Hill, Pack, Summers, Espinosa, Mandt, Rowan, Worrell, Fleischauer, Pushkin, Thompson, C. and Walker - Continuing the Foster Care Ombudsman (original similar to SB301) - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/15/2020 - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 1/22/2020

 

*4096.  By Del. Kump, Householder, Kelly, D., Summers, Sypolt, Mandt, Jeffries, J., Bibby, Steele, Hardy and Fast - Requiring candidates to live in the state or local election district for the office for which they are seeking - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*4108.  By Del. Summers, Waxman, Porterfield, Fast, Householder, Jennings and Ellington - Relating generally to certificates of need for health care services - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Health and Human Resources - Passed House 1/21/2020

 

*4119.  By Del. Steele, Graves, Pack, Byrd, Miller and Kelly, D. - Establishing the crime of torture - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Judiciary - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 1/22/2020

 

 4130.  By Del. Jeffries, D. and Hanna - Relating to competitive bidding for government construction contracts arising out of declared states of emergency (original similar to SB309) - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed House 1/21/2020 - Effective from passage

 

 4141.  By Del. Butler, Fast, Kessinger, Jeffries, D., Bibby, Pack, McGeehan, Martin, P., Jeffries, J., Graves and Bates - Requiring the Department of Administration to publish its comprehensive annual financial report by the end of December - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/21/2020

 

 4208.  By Del. Foster - Commissioner of Agriculture, animal disease control (original similar to SB374) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4209.  By Del. Foster - Commissioner of Agriculture, fresh food act (original similar to SB375) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4210.  By Del. Foster - Commissioner of Agriculture, poultry rules for hatcheries, growers and contractors pertaining to poultry disease control and eradication (original similar to SB377) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4211.  By Del. Foster and Porterfield - Commissioner of Agriculture, grade "A" pasteurized milk (original similar to SB378) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4212.  By Del. Foster and Porterfield - Commissioner of Agriculture, WV manufacture-grade milk (original similar to SB379) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4213.  By Del. Foster and Porterfield - Commissioner of Agriculture, WV exempted dairy farms and milk and milk products processing rules (original similar to SB386) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4214.  By Del. Foster - Commissioner of Agriculture, West Virginia spay neuter assistance program (original similar to SB381) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4215.  By Del. Foster - Commissioner of Agriculture, captive cervid farming (original similar to SB384) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4216.  By Del. Foster - West Virginia Board of Dentistry, rule for the West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners (original similar to SB392) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4224.  By Del. Foster - Division of Forestry, sediment control during commercial timber-harvesting operations-licensing (original similar to SB452) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4225.  By Del. Foster - Division of Forestry, sediment control during commercial timber-harvesting operations-logger certification (original similar to SB453) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4231.  By Del. Foster - Division of Labor, supervision of plumbing work (original similar to SB450) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4232.  By Del. Foster - Division of Labor, regulation of heating, ventilating and cooling work (original similar to SB451) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4235.  By Del. Foster - Division of Motor Vehicles, state vehicle title, registration and relicensing project of 2018 (original similar to SB368) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4236.  By Del. Foster and Porterfield - Division of Natural Resources, commercial whitewater outfitters (original similar to SB456) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4237.  By Del. Foster - Division of Natural Resources, transporting and selling wildlife pelts and parts (original similar to SB457) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4238.  By Del. Foster - Division of Natural Resources, boating rule (original similar to SB458) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4239.  By Del. Foster - Division of Natural Resources, special requirements concerning boating (original similar to SB460) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4240.  By Del. Foster - Division of Natural Resources, defining the terms used in all hunting and trapping (original similar to SB463) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4241.  By Del. Foster - Division of Natural Resources, prohibitions when hunting and trapping (original similar to SB464) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4242.  By Del. Foster - Division of Natural Resources, catching and selling bait fish (original similar to SB466) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4243.  By Del. Foster and Porterfield - Division of Natural Resources, falconry (original similar to SB467) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4244.  By Del. Foster - Board of Occupational Therapy, fees for services rendered by the board (original similar to SB409) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4252.  By Del. Foster - Board of Accountancy, board rules and rules of professional conduct (original similar to SB369) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4258.  By Del. Foster - Board of Architects, registration of architects (original similar to SB387) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4259.  By Del. Foster - Board of Architects, fees for registration of architects (original similar to SB388) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4260.  By Del. Foster - Commissioner of Agriculture, auctioneers (original similar to SB376) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4261.  By Del. Foster - Commissioner of Agriculture, employment reference and inquiries and background checks (original similar to SB380) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4262.  By Del. Foster - Commissioner of Agriculture, industrial hemp (original similar to SB382) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4264.  By Del. Foster - Commissioner of Agriculture, farmers markets (original similar to SB385) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4269.  By Del. Foster - West Virginia Board of Dentistry, dental advertising (original similar to SB393) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

*4275.  By Del. Foster - Authorizing Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety promulgate legislative rules relating to the Fire Commission (original similar to SB355) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Judiciary - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 1/22/2020

 

 4304.  By Del. Foster and Porterfield - Division of Motor Vehicles, safety and treatment program (original similar to SB367) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4305.  By Del. Foster - Division of Natural Resources, special boating rule (original similar to SB459) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4306.  By Del. Foster - Division of Natural Resources, public use of campgrounds in West Virginia State Parks and State Forests and campsites in State Rail Trails (original similar to SB461) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4307.  By Del. Foster - Division of Natural Resources, special projects and grants for West Virginia State Parks, State Forests, and State Rail Trails (original similar to SB462) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4308.  By Del. Foster and Porterfield - Division of Natural Resources, special fishing rule (original similar to SB465) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4327.  By Del. Foster - Board of Registration for Professional Engineers, examination, licensure and practice of professional engineers (original similar to SB428) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4328.  By Del. Foster and Porterfield - Board of Professional Surveyors, examination and licensing of professional surveyors in West Virginia (original similar to SB429) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4339.  By Del. Foster - Board of Social Work, qualifications for the profession of social work (original similar to SB440) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4340.  By Del. Foster - Board of Social Work, fee schedule (original similar to SB441) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4341.  By Del. Foster - Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, licensure of speech-pathology and audiology (original similar to SB442) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4342.  By Del. Foster - Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, disciplinary and complaint procedures for speech-language pathology and audiology (original similar to SB443) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4345.  By Del. Foster and Porterfield - Board of Veterinary Medicine, organization and operation and licensing of veterinarians (original similar to SB446) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4346.  By Del. Foster - Board of Veterinary Medicine, registration of veterinary technicians (original similar to SB447) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

 4347.  By Del. Foster - Board of Veterinary Medicine, schedule of fees (original similar to SB448) - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/21/2020

 

*4388.  By Del. Hamrick, Jeffries, J. and Martin, C. - Limiting the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner's authority to restrict advertising - Introduced 1/16/2020 - To Government Organization - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 1/22/2020

 

 4393.  By Del. Rohrbach, Lovejoy, Linville, Maynard and Porterfield - Relating to making suffocation and asphyxiation crimes - Introduced 1/16/2020 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 1/22/2020

 

 4417.  By Del. Rohrbach, Kessinger, Robinson, Walker, Bartlett, Ellington, Hanna, Hornbuckle, Kelly, D., Mandt and Pushkin (Originating in House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse) - Relating to permitting professional boards - Introduced 1/17/2020 - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 1/22/2020

 

 4419.  By Del. Rohrbach, Kessinger, Robinson, Walker, Bartlett, Ellington, Hanna, Hornbuckle, Kelly, D., Mandt and Pushkin (Originating in House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse) - Relating to the Controlled Substance Monitoring Database - Introduced 1/17/2020 - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 1/22/2020

 

 

BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

 

 4435.  By Del. McGeehan, Phillips and Paynter - Granting counties and municipalities a portion of the net terminal income from racetrack video lottery - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 4436.  By Del. Westfall, Summers, Queen, Waxman, Storch, Nelson and Kessinger - Clarifying that The American Law Institute's Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance is not a source of West Virginia insurance law - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 4437.  By Del. Jeffries, J., Toney and Maynard - Relating to the West Virginia Pay Card program - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Government Organization

 

 4438.  By Del. Espinosa, Householder, Barrett and Storch - Relating to the licensing of advance deposit wagering - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 4439.  By Del. Householder, Criss, Butler, Anderson, Rowan, Linville, Graves, Maynard, Barrett and Boggs - Clarifying the method for calculating the amount of severance tax attributable to the increase in coal production - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Energy then Finance

 

 4440.  By Del. Fluharty, Foster, Canestraro, Storch, Barrett, Hill, Bates, Shott, Hornbuckle, Staggers and Pushkin - Prohibiting the home schooling of children in certain circumstances - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Education then Judiciary

 

 4441.  By Del. McGeehan - Providing that political party caucus meetings are not exempt from open proceedings requirements - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary

 

 4442.  By Del. Pack, Howell, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Graves and Steele - Requiring certain municipalities to pay for the incarceration of inmates - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Political Subdivisions then Finance

 

 4443.  By Del. Barrett, Householder, Criss, Bates, Williams, Hill, Graves, Boggs, Sponaugle, Storch and Skaff - Shifting funding from the Landfill Closure Assistance Fund to local solid waste authorities - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Government Organization then Finance

 

 4444.  By Del. Linville, Rohrbach, Lovejoy, Mandt, Worrell, Miller, Maynard, Little, Summers, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Kelly, D. - Establishing Medals of Valor and Medals for Bravery for emergency medical services, firefighters, and law-enforcement officers - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services then Government Organization

 

 4445.  By Del. Linville, Hansen, Summers, Householder, Skaff, Maynard, Criss and Queen - Economic Diversification Act of 2020 - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development then Finance

 

 4446.  By Del. Graves, Kelly, J., Higginbotham, Maynard, Summers, Pack, Kessinger, Steele, Hanna, Linville and Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Relating to inspections of surface coal mining operations - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Energy

 

 4447.  By Del. Lavender-Bowe, Lovejoy, Campbell, Pack, Evans, Zukoff, Boggs, Walker, Graves, Paynter and Estep-Burton - Creating the shared table initiative for senior citizens who suffer from food insecurity (original similar to SB93) - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Senior, Children, and Family Issues then Government Organization

 

 4448.  By Del. Householder, Criss, Westfall, Graves, Anderson, Storch, Linville and Boggs - Relating to the transfer of moneys from the Insurance Commission Fund into the Workers' Compensation Old Fund - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Finance

 

 4449.  By Del. Graves, Linville, Skaff, Swartzmiller, Storch, Higginbotham, Hanna, Barrett, Boggs, Westfall and Nelson - Requiring state purchases of certain items to be made from authorized dealers in this state - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development then Government Organization

 

 4450.  By Del. Butler - Relating to instruction permits issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Government Organization

 

 

ALL HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED

 

 1.        By Del. McGeehan - Super-Majority Required for Passage of Tax Bill Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 2.        By Del. Caputo - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 3.        By Del. Bates - Term Limits for Senators and Delegates in the West Virginia Legislature - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 4.        By Del. Wilson and Rowan - Life Begins at Conception Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 5.        By Del. Wilson and Kump - Senators and Delegates Service Limit Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 6.        By Del. Bates - State Apportionment Commission - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 7.        By Del. Sponaugle - Volunteer Emergency Service Personnel Property Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 8.        By Del. Sponaugle - Right to Hunt and Fish in West Virginia Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

 

 9.        By Del. Sponaugle and Rowan - Disabled Veteran's Property Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 10.      By Del. Sponaugle - Veteran's Property Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 11.      By Del. Howell - Senior Citizen Homestead Valuation Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 12.      By Del. Foster - Manufacturing Inventory and Equipment Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance

 

 13.      By Del. Caputo, Longstreth, Pyles, Angelucci, Boggs, Miller, Fluharty, Campbell, Sponaugle, Hartman and Miley - Veteran's Additional Property Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance

 

 15.      By Del. Kump, Paynter, Wilson and McGeehan - Legislator Term Limit Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 16.      By Del. Pack and Cooper - Senators and Delegate Service Limit Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 17.      By Del. Householder, Anderson, Jennings, Nelson , Steele, Jeffries, D., Foster, Criss, Wilson and Fast - Business Inventory, Machinery and Equipment Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 20.      By Del. McGeehan, Paynter, Jeffries, J., Wilson, Kessinger, Martin, C., Storch, Hill, Hanna, Fast and Martin, P. - Taxpayer Bill of Rights - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 22.      By Del. Doyle, Thompson, R., Hornbuckle, Brown, S., Evans, Lavender-Bowe, Campbell and Pyles - State Redistricting Commission - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Political Subdivisions then Government Organization then Judiciary

 

 24.      By Del. Steele, Pack, Butler, McGeehan, Maynard, Howell, Harshbarger and Higginbotham - Disabled Veteran's Property Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 25.      By Del. Hansen, Miley, Walker, Zukoff, Fleischauer, Thompson, C., Doyle, Estep-Burton, Brown, S., Pyles and Diserio - Natural Resources and the Public Estate Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

 

 26.      By Del. Howell, Martin, C. and Fleischauer - Giving the Legislature more control over the manufacture and sale of alcohol amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/14/2020

 

 27.      By Del. Wilson, Martin, C., Porterfield, Bibby, Martin, P., McGeehan, Thompson, R. and Paynter - Initiative, Referendum, and Recall Amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 28.      By Del. Doyle, Hornbuckle, Thompson, R., Evans, Pyles, Williams, Zukoff, Pushkin, Longstreth, Fluharty and Diserio - Requiring two-thirds vote of the Legislature to override a veto by the Governor amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 29.      By Del. Nelson and Mandt - Limiting the terms of members of the House of Delegates amendment - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 101.    By Del. Cowles, Foster, Criss, Porterfield, Waxman, Espinosa, Hamrick and Householder - Amendment to the West Virginia Constitution providing the West Virginia Legislature rule-making oversight of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and circuit courts - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 102.    By Del. Espinosa, Bibby, Criss, Waxman, Porterfield, Cowles, Hamrick, Foster, Householder and Ellington - Providing the West Virginia Legislature rulemaking oversight of the board of education - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 1/22/2020

 

 103.    By Del. Kump - Relating to permitting increase in homestead exemption - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 104.    By Del. Kump - Relating to the length of legislative sessions - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 105.    By Del. Jeffries, J., Cadle, Kump, Worrell, Phillips, Maynard, Hardy and Howell - Requiring a two-thirds vote in each house of the Legislature to increase any tax or fee - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 106.    By Del. Higginbotham, Ellington and Hanna - Relating to creating split legislative regular sessions - Introduced 1/16/2020 - To Government Organization then Judiciary

 

 107.    By Del. Linville, Rohrbach, Waxman, Little and Maynard - Giving the Legislature discretion in appropriating revenue generated from motor vehicle registrations and nongame wildlife motor vehicle registration plates - Introduced 1/20/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Judiciary

 

 

ALL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED

 

 1.        By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly - Introduced 1/8/2020 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/8/2020 - To Senate 1/8/2020 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/8/2020

 

 2.        By Del. Cooper and Pack - Requesting the Division of Highways name a portion of WV 3 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 3.        By Del. Cooper - Researching and making recommendations regarding construction of a veterans' nursing home facility in Summers County - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Rules

 

 4.        By Del. Rowe, Estep-Burton, Robinson, Nelson, Skaff and Lavender-Bowe - U. S. Marine Corps LCpl Michael Linn Cooper Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 5.        By Del. Steele - Urging Congress to repeal the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986  - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Health and Human Resources then Rules

 

 6.        By Del. Pack, Toney, Bates and Cooper - Clarence Watson Meadows Memorial Boulevard - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 7.        By Del. Miller, Maynard and Tomblin - U. S. Navy MM2 Carl E. Keeney, U. S. Navy SN1 Frank Keeney and U. S. Army PFC Carl M. Nicholas Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

*8.        By Del. Howell, Summers, Shott, Householder, Martin, C., Hott, Graves, Cadle, Barnhart, Jeffries, J., Maynard, Phillips, Foster, Hamrick, Steele, Jeffries, D., Wilson, Waxman, Bartlett, Paynter, Linville, Sypolt, Bibby, Hill, Ellington, Higginbotham, Kelly, J., Mandt, Dean, Martin, P., Toney, Worrell, Little, Lovejoy, Miller, Kump, Jennings, Porterfield, Butler, McGeehan, Criss and Azinger - Admitting certain counties and independent cities of the Commonwealth of Virginia to be admitted to the State of West Virginia as constituent counties - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Rules - To House Rules 1/16/2020

 

 9.        By Del. Howell, Phillips, Jeffries, D., Martin, C., Dean, Martin, P., Graves, McGeehan, Hamrick and Linville - Considering repealing the Jones Act  - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Rules

 

 10.      By Del. Hartman, Brown, N., Boggs, Thompson, C. and Sponaugle - Robert 'Glen' Schoonover Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/15/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 11.      By Del. Hartman, Brown, N., Boggs, Thompson, C., Sponaugle and Summers - U. S. Army SGT Robert R. "Bob" Defibaugh Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 12.      By Del. Higginbotham, Ellington, Atkinson, Dean, Hamrick, Hanna, Jeffries, J., Phillips, Rohrbach, Steele, Toney and Waxman - Feasibility study of extracting rare earth elements from coal ash - Introduced 1/15/2020 - To Energy then Rules

 

 13.      By Del. Hott, Howell, Rowan, Mandt, Kelly, D., Toney, Jeffries, J., Fast, Phillips, Sypolt and Jeffries, D. - Watts Brothers Memorial Road - Introduced 1/16/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 14.      By Del. Westfall, Atkinson, Higginbotham, Azinger and Cadle - U. S. Army, Staff Sargent Wendell Otho Casto Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/16/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 15.      By Del. Longstreth, Angelucci, Caputo and Summers - Rose Agnes Rolls Cousins Bridge - Introduced 1/16/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 16.      By Del. Tomblin, Maynard, Rodighiero, Miller, Hicks and Dean - U. S. Army Pvt George H. Hooker Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/17/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 17.      By Del. Martin, P. - U. S. Army PFC William E. "Ed" Smith and W. Va. Army Nat. Guard SSG Edward L. "Eddie" Smith Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/17/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 18.      By Del. Linville - Declaring the West Virginia Marching Band Invitational to be the states' official Marching Band Championship event - Introduced 1/17/2020 - To Education then Rules

 

 19.      By Del. Cooper, Pack, Bibby, Rowan, Hott and Cadle - Gold Star Families Highway - Introduced 1/20/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 20.      By Del. Westfall and Atkinson - U. S. Army PFC James Ray Miller Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/20/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 21.      By Del. Atkinson, Westfall, Jeffries, D., Criss, Kelly, J., Kelly, D. and Jennings - U. S. Army Specialist, Four, Franklin D. Ashley II Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 22.      By Del. Pack, Martin, C., Jeffries, D., Steele, Jeffries, J., Hill, Toney, Cadle, Paynter, Bartlett, Phillips, Barnhart, Bibby, Brown, N., Butler, Cooper, Dean, Fast, Foster, Graves, Hamrick, Hanna, Hardy, Higginbotham, Hott, Jennings, Kelly, D., Kessinger, Linville, Little, Mandt, Maynard, McGeehan, Queen, Rodighiero, Rohrbach, Rowan, Skaff, Summers, Sypolt, Tomblin, Waxman, Westfall and Worrell - Calling a convention of the states to limit the terms of office for a Member of the United States House of Representatives and for a Member of the United States Senate. - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Judiciary then Rules

 

 23.      By Del. Hartman, Sponaugle, Thompson, C., Boggs, Brown, N. and Caputo - U. S. Army Spec. 4, Roger Dale Griffith Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 24.      By Del. Rodighiero, Tomblin, Hicks, Miller, Evans and Thompson, R. - U. S. Army PFC Glenn S. Perdue, U. S. Army TEC 5 Charley H. Perdue and U. S. Army Air Corps SGT Carl C. Perdue Memorial Road - Introduced 1/21/2020 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

 

 

ALL HOUSE RESOLUTIONS OFFERED

 

 1.        By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Authorizing the appointment of employees for this, the Second Regular Session of the Eighty-fourth Legislature, 2020. - Introduced 1/8/2020 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/8/2020

 

 2.        By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Authorizing printing and distribution of Acts of the Legislature and Journals of the House - Introduced 1/8/2020 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/8/2020

 

 3.        By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Amending the Rules of the House of Delegates, relating to remarks by members - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Rules - Unfinished Business, House Calendar 1/22/2020

 

 4.        By Del. Swartzmiller, Diserio, Anderson, Angelucci, Atkinson, Azinger, Barnhart, Barrett, Bartlett, Bates, Bibby, Boggs, Brown, N., Brown, S., Butler, Byrd, Cadle, Campbell, Canestraro, Capito, Caputo, Cooper, Cowles, Criss, Dean, Doyle, Ellington, Espinosa, Estep-Burton, Evans, Fast, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Foster, Graves, Hamrick, Hanna, Hansen, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Hardy, Hartman, Hicks, Higginbotham, Hill, Hornbuckle, Hott, Householder, Howell, Jeffries, D., Jeffries, J., Jennings, Kelly, D., Kelly, J., Kessinger, Kump, Lavender-Bowe, Linville, Little, Longstreth, Lovejoy, Mandt, Martin, C., Martin, P., Maynard, McGeehan, Miley, Miller, Nelson, Pack, Paynter, Pethtel, Phillips, Porterfield, Pushkin, Pyles, Queen, Robinson, Rodighiero, Rohrbach, Rowan, Rowe, Shott, Skaff, Sponaugle, Staggers, Steele, Storch, Summers, Sypolt, Thompson, C., Thompson, R., Tomblin, Toney, Walker, Waxman, Westfall, Williams, Wilson, Worrell and Zukoff - Memorializing the life of the Honorable Roy Givens - Introduced 1/14/2020 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/14/2020

 

 5.        By Del. Higginbotham, Ellington, Summers, Linville, Hamrick, Atkinson, Barnhart, Dean, Jeffries, J., Phillips, Rohrbach, Steele, Toney and Waxman - Urging support of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement - Introduced 1/15/2020 - To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development then Rules

 

 6.        By Del. Higginbotham, Ellington, Jennings, Hanna, Bibby, Waxman, Bartlett, Cooper, Kelly, J., Barnhart, Dean, Jeffries, J., Hamrick, Rohrbach, Steele and Toney - Condemning the United States House of Representatives for impeaching the President of the United States - Introduced 1/15/2020 - To Rules

 

 

HOUSE BILLS PASSED HOUSE AND COMMUNICATED TO SENATE

 

*2602.  By Del. Miller, Canestraro, Brown, N., Kelly, D., Foster and Steele - Including possession of known stolen property in the offense of receiving or transferring stolen property - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/17/2020 - To Senate 1/20/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*2679.  By Del. Phillips, Foster, McGeehan, Hansen, Shott and Hott - Relating to state issued identification cards - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/17/2020 - To Senate 1/20/2020 - To Transportation and Infrastructure

 

*2696.  By Del. Howell, Bibby, Phillips, Sypolt, Cadle, Azinger, Jeffries, D. and Hott - Creating an additional index system for state-owned lands - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/17/2020 - To Senate 1/20/2020 - To Government Organization

 

 2922.  By Del. Barrett and Brown, S. - Relating to requirements to obtain a final order of discharge and dismissal for possession of opiates or opioids - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/17/2020 - To Senate 1/20/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*2924.  By Del. Howell, Pack, Martin, C. and Hamrick - Permitting the West Virginia Tourism Office to decide to contract with the Division of Highways to sell advertising space on the WV511 website - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/17/2020 - To Senate 1/20/2020 - To Government Organization

 

 3039.  By Del. Foster, Phillips, Jeffries, D., Mandt, Wilson and Williams - Relating to a court's consideration of the expression of a preference by a child in certain child custody matters - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/15/2020 - To Senate 1/16/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*4004.  By Del. Kelly, D., Waxman, Hanna, Mandt, Robinson, Miller and Canestraro - Creating the West Virginia Sentencing Commission - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed House 1/15/2020 - To Senate 1/16/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 4007.  By Del. Rowan, Jeffries, D., Pack, Maynard, Porterfield, Foster, Waxman, Bibby, Hanna, Barnhart and Kump - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (original similar to SB231) - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Health and Human Resources - Passed House 1/15/2020 - To Senate 1/16/2020 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Health and Human Resources 1/16/2020

 

 4010.  By Del. Howell, Little, Higginbotham and Cowles - Changing the licensing requirement for certain casino employees - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Government Organization - Amended - Passed House 1/20/2020 - To Senate 1/21/2020 - To Government Organization then Finance - To Government Organization 1/21/2020

 

*4017.  By Del. Summers, Jeffries, D., Sypolt, Kelly, D., Toney, Hardy, Mandt, Maynard, Linville, Phillips and Criss - Establishing country roads accountability and transparency - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/21/2020

 

*4020.  By Del. Foster, Phillips, Jennings, Atkinson, Bibby, Steele, Butler, Waxman, Espinosa, Porterfield and Mandt - Removing authority of municipalities to require occupational licensure if licensure for the occupation is required by the state - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Government Organization - Amended - Passed House 1/21/2020

 

 4022.  By Del. Ellington, Hanna, Hamrick, Higginbotham and Espinosa - Clarifying the qualifications of the Chancellor of the Higher Education Policy Commission - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Education - Passed House 1/15/2020 - To Senate 1/16/2020 - To Education

 

*4042.  By Del. Howell, Bibby, Jeffries, J., Waxman, Kelly, J. and Cadle - Requiring agencies exempt from some or all of state purchasing requirements to adopt procedural rules - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Government Organization - Amended - Passed House 1/17/2020 - To Senate 1/20/2020 - To Government Organization

 

 4062.  By Del. Pack, Hill, Bates, Fleischauer and Thompson, C. - Reducing the cost of prescription drugs - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Health and Human Resources - Passed House 1/21/2020

 

*4091.  By Del. Anderson, Kelly, J., Porterfield, Hartman, Pethtel, Boggs, Evans, Tomblin, Phillips, Azinger and Hott - Allowing for expedited oil and gas well permitting upon payment of applicable expedited fees - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Energy - Passed House 1/20/2020 - Title amended - To Senate 1/21/2020 - To Energy, Industry, and Mining

 

 4103.  By Del. Rohrbach, Kessinger, Robinson, Walker, Bartlett, Ellington, Hanna, Hornbuckle, Kelly, D., Mandt and Pushkin (Originating in House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse) - Relating to office of drug control policy - Introduced 1/10/2020 - Passed House 1/15/2020 - To Senate 1/16/2020 - To Health and Human Resources

 

*4108.  By Del. Summers, Waxman, Porterfield, Fast, Householder, Jennings and Ellington - Relating generally to certificates of need for health care services - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Health and Human Resources - Passed House 1/21/2020

 

 4130.  By Del. Jeffries, D. and Hanna - Relating to competitive bidding for government construction contracts arising out of declared states of emergency (original similar to SB309) - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed House 1/21/2020 - Effective from passage

 

 4141.  By Del. Butler, Fast, Kessinger, Jeffries, D., Bibby, Pack, McGeehan, Martin, P., Jeffries, J., Graves and Bates - Requiring the Department of Administration to publish its comprehensive annual financial report by the end of December - Introduced 1/13/2020 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/21/2020

 

 

ALL SENATE BILLS PASSED BY SENATE AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE

 

*16.      By Sen. Azinger, Maynard and Rucker - Creating Protect Our Right to Unite Act - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/15/2020 - Passed Senate 1/20/2020 - To House 1/21/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*35.      By Sen. Clements - Limiting civil penalty for littering conviction to $2,000 - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/14/2020 - Passed Senate 1/17/2020 - To House 1/20/2020 - To Judiciary

 

 42.      By Sen. Maynard and Cline - Permitting faith-based electives in classroom drug prevention programs - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Education - Passed Senate 1/20/2020 - To House 1/21/2020 - To Education

 

*46.      By Sen. Rucker - Defining "pepper spray" and exempting from definition of "deadly weapons" - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/14/2020 - Passed Senate 1/17/2020 - To House 1/20/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*94.      By Sen. Trump, Weld, Azinger, Baldwin, Beach, Clements, Cline, Hardesty, Jeffries, Lindsay, Maynard, Pitsenbarger, Romano, Rucker, Smith, Takubo, Woelfel, Hamilton, Stollings, Ihlenfeld and Sypolt (Originating in Senate ) - Providing persons with physical disabilities ability to vote by electronic absentee ballot - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/10/2020 - Amended - Passed Senate 1/15/2020 - Effective from passage - To House 1/16/2020 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 1/22/2020

 

*125.    By Sen. Trump, Ihlenfeld and Woelfel - Prohibiting victim from being subjected to certain physical examinations for sexual offenses - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/16/2020 - Passed Senate 1/21/2020 - Effective from passage

 

 140.    By Sen. Blair and Hamilton - Changing rate at which certain judges are paid for mileage when traveling within state - Introduced 1/8/2020 - To Finance - Passed Senate 1/17/2020 - To House 1/20/2020 - To Finance

 

 170.    By Sen. Blair - Alleviating double taxation on foreign income at state level - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Finance - Passed Senate 1/17/2020 - To House 1/20/2020 - To Finance

 

*207.    By Sen. Weld and Cline - Creating Prosecuting Attorney's Detectives Act - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/14/2020 - Passed Senate 1/17/2020 - To House 1/20/2020 - To Judiciary

 

*217.    By Sen. Maynard, Cline and Roberts - Requiring DHHR collaborate with Workforce Development Board and WV Division of Personnel for job placement - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Workforce then Finance - Com. sub. reported 1/16/2020 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 1/21/2020

 

*225.    By Sen. Maynard and Cline - Empowering municipalities to enact Adopt-A-Street programs - Introduced 1/9/2020 - To Government Organization - Com. sub. reported 1/15/2020 - Passed Senate 1/20/2020 - To House 1/21/2020 - To Government Organization

 

 310.    By Sen. Carmichael (Mr. President) and Prezioso [By Request of the Executive] - Updating certain terms used in WV Personal Income Tax Act - Introduced 1/10/2020 - To Finance - Passed Senate 1/17/2020 - Effective July 1, 2020 - To House 1/20/2020 - To Finance

 

*323.    By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules - Introduced 1/14/2020 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/16/2020 - Passed Senate 1/21/2020 - Effective from passage

 

 

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY SENATE AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE

 

 1.        By Sen. Weld and Baldwin - Designating dogs adopted from animal shelters and rescues as WV official state dog - Introduced 1/10/2020 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/14/2020 - To House 1/15/2020 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Rules - To House Agriculture and Natural Resources 1/15/2020

 

 2.        By Sen. Trump and Cline - Requesting Frederick County, Virginia, consider becoming part of State of West Virginia - Introduced 1/10/2020 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/13/2020 - To House 1/14/2020 - To Government Organization then Rules - To House Rules 1/16/2020

 

 

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES

 

 1.        By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly - Adopted 1/8/2020

 

 

HOUSE BILLS VETOED BY GOVERNOR

 

 

SENATE BILLS VETOED BY GOVERNOR

 

 

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